Review: With releases on Relief, Super Rhythm Trax and Hardgroove to their credit, the BLACK GIRL/WHITE GIRL duo have already carved out a name with their peak-time techno. This release for Truncate will ensure that this profile continues to grow. "Explosure" get the EP off to a frenetic start, with rolling tribal drums and heavy kicks calling to mind the loop techno sound of innovators like Ben Sims. "Delusional Neurons" continues in a similar vein, with the rolling rhythms providing the backdrop for vocal snippets and insistent tones. "Primal Soul" sees the duo change direction. The rhythm is swung and more electronic, but combined with acid tweaks, the dance floor impact remains the same.
Review: Following a string of releases for Relief, Balkan and Hardgroove, Black Girl/White Girl sign up to Mella Dee's label. "Agent of Chaos" is an angular minimal track, with its stuttering vocal snippets recalling Baby Ford's Minimal Man project. "Cosmic Crusader" is more contemporary sounding, with the duo dropping visceral kicks and warped percussion. The title track sees Black Girl/White Girl focus again on minimal techno, but this time their attention is on cold bleeps combined with a pulsating rhythm. "Hidden Alien" is also pared back, but this time it's all about tripped out tones and a filtered, driving groove. It's an impressive debut for Warehouse.
Review: Following on from their contribution to a Symbolism compilation last year, Black Girl/White Girl now put out a full release on one of Ben Sims' other labels, Hardgroove. Inspired by the primal end of techno, Humanism is a raucous but hugely enjoyable release. "Ascension" sees cut up vocal snippets spliced over a jacking rhythm and a forceful, filtered riff. There is a similar aesthetic at play on "Metaphysical", where a call-and-response vocal sample is set to a house groove. Meanwhile the duo lay bare their tribal techno influences on "Alpha Wave", with sparse drums and a rolling groove making for an impactful combination.
Review: Dutch duo Black Girl / White Girl (Karin and Ty) are among the highest rated upcoming acts in the global house and techno scene, known for their jacking tracks on top imprints such as Relief, Kitball and Observatory Music. Their next bunch of dancefloor bombs come courtesy of London label Food Music, with the deep down and dirty bounce of "ETi" leading the way. It is supported by a wicked old school house remix by good Italian pals MFS Observatory, as well as the acid-inflected percolator jack of "Exoplanet" and saving the best for last on the swing-fuelled, late night tech house groove of "Bigfoot" (extended mix).
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